The HELIOPAUSE That Refreshes - with Kirby "NASA Man" Runyon

WTiF you could travel to the very EDGE of the SOLAR SYSTEM?

astrophysics, nasa, explorationPhilip ShaneAugust 26, 2019solar system, space travel, sun, astrophysics, NASA, guests

Land A Man On The EARTH! - with Nancy Atkinson

WTiF we lived on the Moon and had to send the first mission to EARTH?

nasa, space travel, history, moon, space racePhilip ShaneAugust 19, 2019nasa, space travel, moon, apollo, rocket, guests

What The MONKEY? Our TWIS Special!

Injecting HUMAN cells into a PRIMATE embryo. Happy Birthday…?

genetics, cloning, evolutionPhilip ShaneAugust 13, 2019biology, cloning, genetics, evolution, ethics

What The KIKI? Part 1 of Our TWIS Special!

Dr. Kiki invited us to bring the IF to her long-running public radio show and podcast, This Week In Science.

collaborations, newsPhilip ShaneAugust 12, 2019dr. kiki, twis, biology, cloning, genetics, ethics, guests

Walking on IO with Robin Andrews!

What The IF we could walk on Jupiter's ultra volcanic moon, IO?

exploration, nasa, space travelPhilip ShaneJuly 30, 2019jupiter, io, space travel, planet, moon, geology, galileo, volcanos, voyager, cassini, guests

ALASTAIR REYNOLDS: Teleport to Mars in a FLYING ROBOT!

Project yourself with telepresence… to Mars!

mars, astronauts, elon musk, exploration, physics, robotsPhilip ShaneJuly 22, 2019science fiction, alastair reynolds, hard sf, books, mars, robots, teleportation, kim stanley robinson, terraforming, astronauts, virtual reality

WTiF Apollo Never Stopped? Encore Presenation With FRASER CAIN!

WTiF we NEVER STOPPED going to the MOON? An encore in honor of the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11!

astronauts, elon musk, exploration, history, nasa, space race, moonPhilip ShaneJuly 15, 2019universe today, scicomm, science education, science outreach, fraser cain, apollo, moon, nasa, exploration, astronauts, history, space x, elon musk, NASA

Planet of POISON

Pollution run AMOK!

ecology, environment, historyPhilip ShaneJuly 9, 2019pollution, ecology, environment, government, policy, industry

PAUL McAULEY shrinks the Sun!

Can we MOVE the Earth to avoid the death of the Sun? Let’s try!

engineering, astronomy, astrophysics, geology, physics, space travelPhilip ShaneJuly 1, 2019sun, science fiction, books, solar, engineering, red giant, death of sun, white dwarf, paul mcauley, planet, earth, future, hard sf, guests

Living INSIDE The Big BANG

Join us inside the freakish inflating spacetime bubble that began it ALL!

OWN Your Own BRAIN

How would it feel if you were changing the code of your own brain?

Spacetime GOGGLES

What the IF we could see spacetime?

How To Cook With A Star Trek REPLICATOR

Beam up with us and let's get cookin'!

artificial intelligence, engineering, physics, quantum mechanics, technologyPhilip ShaneJune 6, 2019star trek, engineering, physics, future, science fiction, television

ASTROLOGY??? Heaven Help Us!

Astrology is super complicated and totally crazy. But! What The IF... Astrology were REAL? An encore presentation of one of our most popular episodes.

astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, god, history, history of science, mars, occult, psychology, religion, skepticismPhilip ShaneMay 29, 2019pseudoscience, astrology, ancient astronomy, pop culture, magic, magical thinking

MEAT vs. the WORLD

What the IF everyone in the world STOPPED eating MEAT?

biology, ecology, economics, engineering, environment, evolution, history, psychology, technologyPhilip ShaneMay 20, 2019economics, industry, food chain, vegetarianism, agriculture, pollution

EINSTEIN'S WAR - Part Two

Part Two: WTiF World War I never happened? Would Einstein have solved his Theory of Relativity sooner -- or, perhaps, NEVER AT ALL?

EINSTEIN'S WAR

WTiF World War I never happened? Would Einstein have solved his Theory of Relativity sooner -- or, perhaps, NEVER AT ALL?

Standing TALL On A Dwarf PLANET

NASA’s Kirby Runyon takes us to PLUTO!

astronomy, engineering, exploration, geology, history of science, nasa, news, robots, scientific method, space travel, technologyPhilip ShaneApril 30, 2019nasa, hopkins apl, pluto, exploration, solar system, astronomy, new horizons, NASA, geology, planet, space travel, space, spaceprogram, guests, guest

VOLCANOES Like to Party - With Volcanologist Karen Holmberg!

WTiF you could invite ALL THE VOLCANOES in the world to a COCKTAIL PARTY?

Philip ShaneApril 22, 2019guests

Fraser Cain - WTiF Apollo Never Stopped?

WTiF we NEVER STOPPED going to the MOON?

Philip ShaneApril 16, 2019guests

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